The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-05-04
TIE It'll ADERERR. =
INTERESTING Talk WITH The MAN
AGER OF TIE 4TY TINES.

Generous Accontino'3. lions for Editors,
but n shabb, Ron.a or Penny a Lin
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The other daq bad long talk with
/ DR. Mcdonald the maragcr Of The I.on-
/ don Times Tbs new papcr IS ono + the
most exclusive IN Ianion Il never IL
/ Nldes lis news With any paper however
/ remote. The lIns. 1, ihc highest priced
/ newspaper in tn world II Is sold at
thret pence. or * cons 81 our money.
while eN.rN one II - rlnc'pM cnmpeti-
/ tors Is >a.i al one PENN or Two cents 81
+ our HaH +. u ste.,dli. hoIas lis own ia
/ SPIT el tins ~ IA pre-
etf a.'.r IA fH' newspaper esiHh-
/ l.ht 49, -, 3s1 combined ar
i OF a W.T. ".A". and monastery Al
4 thoush situated IA orr OF the holslest
I quarters at .e CITY wien once you are
i fil{ h .aia" IT'S solid wells you hear only
/ s7sf fail'iSci nuriHir OF the roar IN
/ TIC siHz' NIKE tif greater part OF
/ our heR ltil"r oisise5 u space Is ehurely
4 o''u2e by me newspaper publication
and 1aif No foreign element is per
/ nhlted 10 occupy The r"lno'est corner ut
thc establishment. No one is permitted
10 enter Tie hH!l'an9 Fond the domain
4 OF the bhslh's7 hcpAftN 'ht except ne mas
/ pof=9.nd acquaintance Win The EDITOR
/ or u lFdtN"fIu ny letter 81 introduction 10
/ nm livery one IN ths employment of
thiS paper i expected 20 guard All OF the
regular business proceedings ana WORK Of
the oHco as II the most Trivial matter
were grave state secreD
ONE or THE ROOMS.
The room where | was received was
large and high. lighted by two great win
dows devoid of drapery The walls were a
dull yellow gray. with one picture hangin!
thereon This was Of Bull Run Russell, the
Times famous special correspondence The
picture must have hesn pointed many
years ago, a. II il quite dimmcd with age
and coal soot 1t hangs directly over tho
heavy, dark, wooden mantel underneath
which glowed and snapped n bright Open
soft coal FIRE There were half dozen
very heavy mahogany chairs in tho room
upholstered in dark green leather One
chair had a mshoRsny writing leaf on its
arm The desk Of the manager, in the
center, was very plain and contained but
few papers Back ~ It hung n great
white chart Of the construction Of sentences
in the French language To the right of
the desk was a broad luxurious light gray
green chintz covered sofa, large enough
and wide enough to rest the Cardiff giant.
In the corner beyond this WINS plain,
handsome dark book case, with glass doors.
This case WAS filled with works Of refer
ence only The carpet was a dHrk. duh
red. The room WINS almost severe in its
simplicity, and yet il seemed thoroughly
complete and satisfactory.
Dr. Mcdonald, the manager, received
me with n cordialty that is unusual for Il
publisher to show To visitor who calls
during WORKING hours lie gave me more
tl'he thah lHc president oi the hltPu
states eoiilh reasonably hope TO Obtain
from Il New York editor II ne soll@ht
consultation WIN nun curing NofNIhS
hours, d. Mcdonald personally showed
me through Inc Hines establishment IN
stead of turning me over to the tender
lhercles oil Il messenger l 90 not propose
70 give dcthllcd description OF the
mechanism OF inns publltl'i"h ONCE, nut
IherciF 10 io'e II le" thlnH' that Struck
NY iliiha IN inc lfst pace the editorial
rooms would interest most American
newspaper men ENefY prominent writer
on the paper hld iar.'f room To hlmseh,
FURNISHED III thc same style OF SOLID com
Iort ma slhlpicity rs the manager Once.
In each room sparkled an open ire In
each 'here was library OF reference In
ing hre with MS books and papers about
him, guarded against any possible intrn-
SION II ever writer should lie inspired 10
40 good WORK ne surely would be IN SUCH
surroundings. b'lt THESE writer's are not
permitted 10 select tllelr own subjects
ihey are gwen tAeif SUBJECTS ana loid now
70 'rea' 'ie''l ny tue manager me resi-
~ II hlere hftltcr OF literary gymnastics.
THE PENNY LINERS QUARTERS.
In the visit to the editorial rooms we
stopped at one room on one Of the upper
floors. This was the only shabby looking
room in the whole establishment. The
carpet here was worn threadbare The
coverings TO the desk were ragged. 1t
was such break in the general character
of the institution that | involuntarily
turned toward the doctor He glanced
quietly at a carelessly dressed Young man,
who. with IL silk hat on the back of his
head, was writing away for dear life, as
he said in n low tone of voice, This is the
penny n liners room. 30 one who works
in this room has any regular employment
or connection with The fines
'In other words, the writers who come
here prepare news articles to sell to YOU
at so much lines'
"Precisely.'
of our offices. DO any of these penny n
liners ever graduate from this kind Of
work into regular employment on The
TimesFn
The manager said with peculiar ompha-
sis: ~ might say almost ncverl
In the composing room there was the
same silence, decorum and discipline,
There were great screens back of the
printers to protect them and their manu-
ers Inv The CAGES arc of dark wood The
noors ,ro stone Evcrvwhere excessive
cleanliness and order There is no louug
inu The priuters are Obliged to nut al
their outside WRAPS aud hats in II check
room No article of auparel is allowed to
/ nifty of the establishment extends To the
coiiiposi'ors' VINO "fe ho' Re'c'"i,! i'E"i ~,
Gu Ill newspaper oi''t'' 10 '''o.,t'o vi we
coruni' '""''c' iil,il,'olH ''ui'' nv w
more grave OF a'ieo III sncii WI 'nr''
THESE printers pon '',e I'E''' VI '','
composing II U .re ,he ."'''o"a = P'9e'
t'h8 machines OF ,he oll'cc' i"c9 "lV
useo 10 SET up an 'he matter M VI .h' p'ile,
eAoep, .he a''er'isoiiieH'' NV 'i',l"tu'
says there ~ NO qucS'ioi' "ouu' ti'e paw ~,
caoli',S oi 'ne ,Speee.'i,S i,'", ,'.les' nv